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title: Zulip help center
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Welcome to the help center for [Zulip organized team chat](https://zulip.com)!
Here, you'll find up-to-date information on how to use Zulip, or administer a
Zulip organization. These pages are designed to guide you as you learn your way
around Zulip. They'll also be your go-to if you're ever unsure how something
works, or if you need to explain it to someone else.

## Guides for new users

The following guides will help you get started, and more can be found in the
left sidebar.

* [Getting started with Zulip](/help/getting-started-with-zulip)
* [Choosing a team chat app](https://blog.zulip.com/2024/11/04/choosing-a-team-chat-app/)
* [Why Zulip](https://zulip.com/why-zulip/)
* [Trying out Zulip](/help/trying-out-zulip)
* [Zulip Cloud or self-hosting?](/help/zulip-cloud-or-self-hosting)
* [Moving to Zulip](/help/moving-to-zulip)

## Mastering Zulip

If you're using Zulip a lot, it's worthwhile to learn workflows that will help you
spend that time efficiently. Check out:

* [Keyboard shortcuts](/help/keyboard-shortcuts): Mastering a few keyboard
  shortcuts (like <kbd>N</kbd> to go to the next unread topic) can speed up your
  workflows.
* [Reading strategies](/help/reading-strategies): Learn different ways to
  find what you want to read.
* [Mastering the compose box](/help/mastering-the-compose-box): Learn about
  everything Zulip’s compose box lets you do.
* [Message formatting](/help/format-your-message-using-markdown): Learn about
  quotes, spoilers, global times, and more.
* [Search filters](/help/search-for-messages/#search-filters): Learn how to find
  messages based on where they were sent, whether they contain links or
  attachments, and other details.

## Other resources

You may also want to check out:

* [An overview](https://zulip.com/features/) of the features available in Zulip.
* [Installation
  instructions](https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/stable/production/install.html)
  for setting up a self-hosted Zulip server, and documentation on [running Zulip
  in production](https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/stable/production/index.html).
* [API documentation](https://zulip.com/api/) for writing integrations or bots
  using the Zulip API.
* [Contributing
  guide](https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/stable/contributing/contributing.html),
  with step-by-step instructions on how to get started contributing code to
  Zulip.

If you have any questions that aren't answered here, [let us
know](/help/contact-support)!

We work hard to make Zulip's help center comprehensive and easy to follow.
Please drop by the
[#documentation](https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/channel/19-documentation)
channel in the [Zulip development
community](https://zulip.com/development-community/) to share ideas for how to
make it better.
